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- [hohm]
- /hoʊm/
- /həʊm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohm]
- /hoʊm/
Definitions of homes word
- noun homes a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household. 1
- noun homes the place in which one's domestic affections are centered. 1
- noun homes an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home. 1
- noun homes the dwelling place or retreat of an animal. 1
- noun homes the place or region where something is native or most common. 1
- noun homes any place of residence or refuge: a heavenly home. 1
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Origin of homes
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hom, Old English hām (noun and adv.); cognate with Dutch heim, Old Norse heimr, Danish hjem, Swedish hem, German Heim home, Gothic haims village; akin to haunt
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Parts of speech for Homes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
homes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
homes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for homes
adjective homes
- interiors — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- domestics — Plural form of domestic.
- familiars — Plural form of familiar.
- families — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
noun homes
- dwellings — a building or place of shelter to live in; place of residence; abode; home.
- abodes — Plural form of abode.
- habitats — Plural form of habitat.
- domiciles — Plural form of domicile.
- addresses — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
Antonyms for homes
adjective homes
- businesses — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- commercials — Plural form of commercial.
- industrials — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.